US 12,276,234 B2
Component identification coding and reading
Michael J. Ruth, Franklin, IN (US); Michael Haas, Columbus, IN (US); Aaron William Beinborn, Columbus, IN (US); and J. Steven Kolhouse, Columbus, IN (US)
Assigned to Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed by CUMMINS INC., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed on May 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/308,180.
Prior Publication US 2022/0356854 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G01R 27/02 (2006.01); B23K 26/351 (2014.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01); F02D 41/28 (2006.01); H01C 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC F02D 41/2432 (2013.01) [B23K 26/351 (2015.10); F02D 41/2467 (2013.01); F02D 41/28 (2013.01); G01R 27/02 (2013.01); H01C 17/00 (2013.01); F02D 2041/283 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a component by a laser etching machine, the method comprising:
determining a parametric value of the component, the parametric value being a software used in the operation of the component and based upon a manufacturer of the component;
mapping the parametric value to a resistance value, wherein mapping the parametric value to the resistance value comprises determining a type of the component based on the parametric value; and
laser etching a resistor having the resistance value onto the component responsive to mapping the parametric value to the resistance value, the resistor being etched into a surface of the component.